2018 Summer Reading Club

Come to the library to sign up for the Reading Club, get a reading log, and read your way toward some cool prizes. You can pick up a reading log starting May 29.

Visit the library and sign up! Sign your child up for Little Explorer’s Club (0-3) or the Kids Club (3 and up). Parents can also sign themselves up! Make reading a family project!

Track your reading online! VisitReader Zone and sign up. Use the code SRC-2018 and add your child’s name. You can add your entire family (kids and adults) under one account. (Because the Little Explorer's Club (0-36 months) tracks early literacy activities, there is no practical way to track activities at Reader Zone, but please sign up at the library and track activities on the log.)

(The library will be tracking all reading at Reader Zone. However, it is not required for caregivers to sign up at Reader Zone. It's a great way to keep track of your kids' reading. But if you are not able or not interested in keeping track online, the library will keep track of it at Reader Zone. Just be sure to turn in reading logs at the library. However, if the library creates the account, you will not be able to log in and look at the hours logged.)

This year, the library has three clubs:

Little Explorer's Club (children 0-36 months)

This club is for our youngest readers. Sign your kids up and get an Early Literacy Log. Do Early Literacy activities with your children in June, then return it in July for a prize. Then do July's activities and return it in August for a prize.

Children up to 36 months must be enrolled in the Little Explorer's Club. Due to small parts, they may not enroll in the regular Summer Reading Club. However, they are welcome to come to programs. Programs for children 0 through entering Kindergarten are generally Thursday mornings at 10:00. Please see the calendar below.

Little Explorer Club logs must be turned in no later than August 7 to be eligible for a prize.

Summer Reading Club (children 3 and up)

This club is for kids 3 years old and older! This year, we're doing Read and Bead! Sign up, get a Reading Log. Then, choose if you want a keychain or necklace and add your brag tag. Keep reading throughout the summer to add beads to your chain! Get a bead for every 15 minutes you read. Or, save up for fancier beads. We have glow-in-the-dark beads, sparkly beads and more. Also, we have beads shaped like footballs, dolphins, flowers, giraffes and more! Read more about Read and Bead.

We have two back-to-back programs for kids this summer. For children ages 0 through entering Kindergarten, programs will be on Thursday at 10:00 (with one exception, see below). For children entering first grade and older, programs will be on Thursday at 11:00 (with exceptions, see below).

Adult Reading Club (everyone else!)

Our Adult Reading Club is still in its infancy. However, we'd love you to sign yourself up at ​Reader Zone (use the code SRC-2018). Keep track of how many minutes you read and make reading a family affair!

We're hoping to have a special book prize for all adults completing the goal (525 minutes for the summer).

Summer Programs

Program

Appropriate Ages

Date & Time

Location

Storytime

18 months – 5 years

Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

Children’s Library

Lego Club

Grades K-5 and siblings

2nd Thursday of every month, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Carnegie Room

Program

Appropriate
Ages

Date & Time

Location

San Angelo Symphony

18 months to entering Kindergarten

June 7 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Abilene Zoo

18 months to entering Kindergarten

June 14 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Dinosaur Valley

18 months to entering Kindergarten

Friday, June 22, at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Amazing Science

18 months to entering Kindergarten

June 28 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Life of a Therapy Dog

18 months to entering Kindergarten

July 5 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Texas A&M Forest Service

18 months to entering Kindergarten

July 12 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Summer Reading Club Finale Party

All ages

July 19 at 10:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Program

Appropriate
Ages

Date & Time

Location

San Angelo Symphony

Entering 1st grade and older

June 7 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Abilene Zoo

Entering 1st grade and older

June 14 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Dinosaur Valley

Entering 1st grade and older

Friday, June 22, at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Amazing Science

Entering 1st grade and older

June 28 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Life of a Therapy Dog

Entering 1st grade and older

July 5 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Texas A&M Forest Service

Entering 1st grade and older

July 12 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

Summer Reading Club Finale Party

All ages

July 19 at 11:00 am

Adams Street Community Center

FAQs

When and where can I pick up reading club information?Pick up your reading packet anytime at the Brownwood Library (600 Carnegie St.) beginning May 29.

What can I read? Anything you enjoy! You can read graphic novels, comics, magazines, books, audiobooks and more! You also don't have to read library books. Read your own books, read library books or borrow from a friend!

What does it cost to participate?Nothing! The Summer Reading Club is provided free of charge to the community.

Do I need a library card to participate?No, but we'd encourage you to get one anyway! Brownwood Library cards are free. With your library card, you can borrow eBooks, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines and borrow a computer. Besides, it's a small way you can help your local library. It helps us show our funders and donors that the library is important to our community!

What if my family has children in more than one age group? Which program should we attend?Choose whichever one you think will work best for your family! The programs are similar, but keep in mind the age group for which they were intended. For example, older children should give the younger children a chance to respond in the younger children's programs. And please keep young children by your side, especially in the programs for older children.

How do I complete the Summer Reading Club?The goal for the summer is 525 minutes. Complete the goal, earn a certificate and a special guitar-shaped brag tag for your necklace, available only for kids completing the 2018 SRC goal! We hope to increase the number of kids reaching the goal this year! Even after you reach the goal, you can keep going and earning beads until July 22.

What about the big prizes?This year we're focusing more on the value of reading and don't have as many big prizes. However, we do have a few donations and coupons that we'll be giving out. Most of these will be given out raffle style, with more chances to win the more you read this summer!

Where should teens register?We are hoping to get a program started just for teens soon. In the meantime, they may choose either the Summer Reading Club or the Adult Reading Club.

Do I have to do a paper log if I'm logging the kids' hours on Reader Zone?We would prefer it! Bring it with you to the library and this will help us keep track when we give out prizes!

I don't see the Little Explorer's Club at Reader Zone?Unfortunately, Reader Zone isn't really set up to track activities like the Little Explorer's Club uses. Hopefully they'll update it soon and we can keep track of it there. In the meantime, please mark you reading log with each early literacy activity you do!

I can't get into ReaderZone. What do I do?You are not required to create an account at ReaderZone. This is just an option. Either way, we still need you to sign up all kids at the library and get a reading log. If you do not create an account, the library will create an account for your child and enter the minutes every time he or she turns in the reading log.

I'm a daycare provider/preschool teacher. How can I participate?First, we'd encourage you to bring your kids to our programs! There is room for all.

Second, talk to us about special arrangements for signing your kids up for Read and Bead. Even if you can't take the kids to the programs, we want all children in the community to be rewarded for reading! We've already partnered with several daycares to make this as streamlined as possible, but if we don't already have a partnership with you, please contact us.